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Transplant: Has anyone tapered off prednisone after decades of use?
Transplants | Last Active: Jul 16, 2021 | Replies (29)Comment receiving replies
Have had many serious conversations with my transplant team about discontinuing the Prednisone. It always came down to is it worth risking losing the kidney. I am 40 Rd into the transplant of my dad's kidney which is now 92 yrs old. ,(Dad passed in 2007) i am 69 yrs old. I on 5 mg/ day and am in good health. What would you do,? The only other drug i am on is inmuran. Mayo has very little data on effects of discontinuing Prednisone with transplant patients so I will continue.
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@guidant07 thank you for your reply. It certainly is a tough risk/reward analysis to make. I've not yet ldata on this either. Before endeavoring down the taper path, it would be good to know whether the adrenal glands (which reside on top of the kidneys) are likely to be intact or whether they are likely to have atrophied to the point of no return. No point in doing a prednisone taper if the adrenal glands are so far gone they will not be able to fill in the gap.
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@guidant07 I congratulate you and @looperdolly both! My husband is a kidney recipient, a "baby" next to you at 5 years out from transplant. He is on 2.5mg per day of prednisone. Hardly a dose at all. He has been following this discussion closely, as he woud love to wean off any meds he can!
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